lonesome
Craving any company
Lonesome means lonely—sad from being alone or isolated: I get lonesome when you're away.
It can also describe places that feel desolate or remote: a lonesome stretch of highway.
The word carries a wistful, slightly old-fashioned tone, common in country music and American folk expression.
On your lonesome means by yourself.
Emotionally low
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- wistfulSadly longing for something
mournful · blue · forlorn · downhearted · heavy-hearted · dejected · woeful · plaintive
Intense, persistent desire
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- achingExperiencing dull pain
homesick · lovesick · missing · craving · wanting · hoping · dreaming · reminiscing
Performance by one
- unaccompaniedWithout others present
- singleOne in number
- isolatedSeparated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
reclusive · hermit · loner · withdrawn · friendless · companionless · estranged · outcast
Left behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- godforsakenDrearily remote and neglected
- remoteDistant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
barren · bleak · empty · deserted · windswept · uninhabited · stark · wilderness
sad
Emotionally low
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
wistful · mournful · blue · forlorn · downhearted · heavy-hearted · dejected · woeful · plaintive · doleful
longing
Intense, persistent desire
aching · homesick · lovesick · missing · craving · wanting · hoping · dreaming · reminiscing · bittersweet
solo
Performance by one
- unaccompaniedWithout others present
- singleOne in number
- isolatedSeparated from others
secluded · reclusive · hermit · loner · withdrawn · friendless · companionless · estranged · outcast · only
abandoned
Left behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- godforsakenDrearily remote and neglected
- remoteDistant or controller
isolated · barren · bleak · empty · deserted · windswept · uninhabited · stark · wilderness · wasteland
quiet
Lacking in sound
twilight · dusky · shadowy · somber · haunting · eerie · wistful · echoing · windswept · moonlit
lonesomeaccompanied
Went along with someone
surrounded · attended · befriended · connected · escorted
- lonesome whistle
- lonesome sound
- Lonesome DoveEpic Western about aging lawmen
- high lonesomePlaintive bluegrass vocal style